Buy Here Pay Here Dealer

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by El Jefe

Maybe if you were lucky.

You know, if Bob Dole wasn't saving to buy a tractor, he'd be seriously tempted to accept that challenge.

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

You know, if Bob Dole wasn't saving to buy a tractor, he'd be seriously tempted to accept that challenge.

That's hilarious, I am too. What are you trying to buy? I'm looking for either a good old Farmall, or a Ford 8N.

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by El Jefe

That's hilarious, I am too. What are you trying to buy? I'm looking for either a good old Farmall, or a Ford 8N.

Just something with a bucket that will handle a bush hog. BIL called yesterday and found a JD 750 for $3600 that has Bob Dole's attention. Bob Dole is going to defer to said BIL's trained JD mechanic expertise and 25+ years of farming experience to select the correct tool. Bob Dole doesn't know shit about tractors.

[R8RFAN]

Cash for clunkers killed all the good used cars and jacked up the prices on the junk left....

[R8RFAN]

Payday Loans, Buy Here Pay Here places, Tv rental centers are parasites that prey on the poor. Total scumbags.

[scho63]

Here's how you help her with a simple "Ten Step" program and you at the same time:

Step one: Set up a private room in your house

Step two: Put ad up on Chiefs Planet, Eros and Craigslist for her services at $300 per hour

Step three: Let her do her thing 6 times a day for one week. $1,800 a day x 5 days = $9,000

Step four: Give her $6,000, you keep $3,000

Step five: She gives you a "freebie" for helping her out

Step six: She buys her car

Step seven: Kick her out and disinfect the room

Step eight: Start thread on CP bragging about your recent business success

Step nine: Post photos on CP

Step ten: Draft Geno Smith

This looks like a winning formula to me!

[ChiliConCarnage]

move step 5 up to step 2.

[Dayze]

my 2nd car I bought for $700; 85 Camry back in 96. 275k miles; returned from my Navy A-School and drove it out to California. back in the pre-cell phone days, I can't believe I made that trip alone lol.

but yeah as someone mentioned, the cash for clunkers killed a good used car market.

[Craash]

No car yet. I picked her up from work and took her home last night. As far as buying a $1500 car, she says she has $200 in her checking so thats not an option. I know the BHPH car lots are a terrible option (generally) but it might be the only option this woman has left.

[burt]

Originally Posted by Craash

she says she has $200 in her checking so thats not an option.

BHPH is probably NOT an option either....

[Craash]

Originally Posted by burt

BHPH is probably NOT an option either....

I'm afraid you are likely correct.

[LiveSteam]

Originally Posted by Craash

No car yet. I picked her up from work and took her home last night. As far as buying a $1500 car, she says she has $200 in her checking so thats not an option. I know the BHPH car lots are a terrible option (generally) but it might be the only option this woman has left.

Dude you are not helping her in the long term.

[Craash]

Originally Posted by LiveSteam

Dude you are not helping her in the long term.

The only thing I'm trying to do is keep her from turning my wife into a taxi with her sob story.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Craash

No car yet. I picked her up from work and took her home last night. As far as buying a $1500 car, she says she has $200 in her checking so thats not an option. I know the BHPH car lots are a terrible option (generally) but it might be the only option this woman has left.

My father and I have bought 5 cars over the years as police tow auctions. Granted, 4 out of the 5 needed a bunch of work, which we were able and happy to do ourselves. Though the first car I ever owned, we bought at a police auction when I was 16 in 2006. 1989 Ford Crown Victoria. Bought it for $225, and it ran like a champ. That big ass boat was completely worthless in the snow, fishtailed everywhere in the rain, had a 5.0 V8 that got like 14mpg, but the interior was super clean, and most importantly, it ran. Good memories with that car

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by Big Smoke

My father and I have bought 5 cars over the years as police tow auctions. Granted, 4 out of the 5 needed a bunch of work, which we were able and happy to do ourselves. Though the first car I ever owned, we bought at a police auction when I was 16 in 2006. 1989 Ford Crown Victoria. Bought it for $225, and it ran like a champ. That big ass boat was completely worthless in the snow, fishtailed everywhere in the rain, had a 5.0 V8 that got like 14mpg, but the interior was super clean, and most importantly, it ran. Good memories with that car

Good luck with that now. I should preface that by saying that I am talking about my area. I don't care how well you know cars, in my area you would be lucky to find anything that was driveable on the freeway for under $1500. I have bought over 30 cars in the last 3 years from individuals, craigslist, referrals, customers, auctions, and I have only lucked into 2 cars that I got cheap and ended up being able to flip them fast with a minimal investment. If it is really that easy for you to find cheap well running cars you would be a fool not to take advantage of that and flip as many as you can IMO.